The Thing

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Person literary_character Q121833080
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The Thing

Summary

The Thing is a literary character[1]. They worked as an impostor[2]. They draws 2,912 Wikipedia views per month (literary_character category, ranking #128 of 421).[3]

Key Facts

  • The Thing's professions included impostor[2].
  • The Thing is the creator of John W. Campbell[4].
  • The Thing's instance of is recorded as literary character[5].
  • The Thing's instance of is recorded as film character[6].
  • The Thing's instance of is recorded as extraterrestrials in fiction[7].
  • The Thing's instance of is recorded as fictional parasite[8].
  • The Thing's instance of is recorded as fictional shapeshifter[9].
  • The Thing's present in work is recorded as Who Goes There?[10].
  • The Thing's present in work is recorded as The Thing from Another World[11].
  • The Thing's present in work is recorded as The Thing[12].
  • The Thing's present in work is recorded as The Thing[13].
  • The Thing's superhuman feature or ability is recorded as shapeshifting[14].
  • The Thing's superhuman feature or ability is recorded as telepathy[15].

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Career and Affiliations

The Thing worked as an impostor[2].

Works and Contributions

The Thing is the creator of John W. Campbell[4].

Why It Matters

The Thing draws 2,912 Wikipedia views per month (literary_character category, ranking #128 of 421).[3]

FAQs

What did The Thing do for work?

The Thing worked as impostor[2].

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  1. 7w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from → —
    Present in work → Who Goes There?, The Thing from Another World, The Thing +1
    Fandom article id → villains:The_Thing, de.schurken:Das_Ding, zloczyncy:Coś +4
    P14750 → 0806-3352-0A20-4045-B9AF
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47158|batch #47158]]: HAND ID (11)"
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